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TSE:OTEX

Open Text (OTEX.TO)

29.47
+0.24 (0.82%)
as of Jun 19, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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TOP PICK

Global, site-based and cloud-based. Installed base of 150M+ users. No customer concentration risk. 80% of revenues are recurring. Sluggish organic grower, but very capable serial acquirer. Just closed most skeptical acquisition, seems to be going well. Shareholder return over 20 years of 13.4%, 10x the TSX tech index. Deeply discounted at 9x earnings vs. its 10-year average of 13x. Yield is 2.38%.

(Analysts’ price target is $63.80)
WEAK BUY

Not expensive at 9x earnings, huge free cashflow. Growth by acquisition story. Strong revenue growth, but not mirrored in free cashflow growth. Buying it won't hurt you, but he prefers something like MSFT. Yield is 2.3%.

BUY

Has recently added position.
Prospects for business positive.
Recent M&A very good for business.
Believes further upside at current share price. 
Lots of recurring revenue. 

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Mar 18/20, Up 18%)

It performs when the market is volatile or frothy. Interesting. It bottomed in mid-2022 around $36 and topped in mid-2021 around $72. They gobble a lot of companies. Fine organic growth. Good to buy today.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

Does not own shares. Follows closely.
Wait for shares to fall before buying.
Has seen shares really YTD.
Tech sector should expect further recoveries, but expect volatility. 
US Fed rate hikes will affect company (not much upside).


DON'T BUY

Driven by acquisitions. ROIC has fallen. Better opportunities for new capital in Canadian tech such as CSU or TOI. Good, but not exceptional. If you already hold, hang on.

TOP PICK
Shares fell in Q3. It is a lumpy company. Tons of recurring revenues. Growing dividend. Knows the company well. Has owned this on and off over the years. There's been a lot of insider buying from the board. (Analysts’ price target is $55.84)
BUY
Not in his fund portfolio, but in some separately managed accounts. A leader. Consistently maintains a double-digit growth rate. Couple of missteps, so the stock price took a haircut. Follows it and likes it. (Analysts’ price target is $53.65)
HOLD
Over 75K enterprise customers, 800K small to medium customers globally. Cloud business is approaching 50% of revenue. Historically, growth by acquisition. Down 35%. How will it be affected by macro headwinds, depth of recession? 9x earnings, organic revenue growth expectations 2-3% range. Cheaper than peers. Attractively valued. A comfortable hold.
TOP PICK
A valuation play. Shares have fallen 50% from 2021 highs. All negativity has been absorbed. They continue to expand cloud which sets it up well for 2023. Tech will be a winning category along with bonds in 2023. He targets $50 in 12-18 months. Attractive price now. (Analysts’ price target is $55.84)
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Company has navigated tech boom and bust. Tech infrastructure will remain in demand. Current dividend valuable. Valuation presenting good buying opportunity. Waiting for shares to fall further before buying.
BUY ON WEAKNESS
Great Canadian tech story. Doesn't own shares in company. Currently going through merger of A&D opportunity. Current tech selloff might be presenting good time to buy.
TOP PICK
More of a spec play, but pays a dividend over 3%. It has been unfairly beaten up this year. Their Google deal is a positive. Has decent fundamentals. Trades at only an 8.3x PE. He will enter this shortly. It's a valuation play. (Analysts’ price target is $61.40)
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Oct 05/21, Down 37%) It's down because it faces tough earnings comps. They did well during Covid--and still are--but aren't growing as fast. Also, they made a big purchase (they've made 80 over the past decade) of Microfocus, a large UK turnaround story. OTEX paid a lot for it and will finance it through debt and raise money in the high-yield market (at a rocky time). There's some worry over this deal, but he expects the deal to close and it will be very accretive.
WAIT
A fan. Safe and steady. Likes the verticalization. Big selloff from expensive valuation. Recent sizeable acquisition may take a while to digest, though management has a good track record. Stock may trade down further. He'd need to see progress on debt repayment.
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